Congratulations! You have purchased the Accusound Eclipse Series ES80 Wireless Home Theatre
System. This Wireless system has taken 12 months of development. Designed in Australia to the
closest tolerance make this the leading wireless system on the market today. The ES80 Wireless
system has been designed to work on any digital receiver on the market. The system will give you clear
vocals and crisp high-end response from all 5 speakers and solid bass performance from the powered
subwoofer that many other leading brands lack.
Unpacking
On the large carton fold back the carton flaps, turn the carton upside down and remove the carton.
There are 4 floor standing speakers, 4 bases, 1 centre speaker with a wireless transmitter built in. Slide
out each speaker from the foam inserts leaving the speakers in the cloth bags which will protect them
until you have installed the system. All the parts are located in a box. Remove these parts and check
against the contents list. Screw the bases on to the 4 floor speakers using the 8 x 30mm screws
supplied x (2 for each base)..Unpack the second carton this contains the subwoofer.
Just in Case: If you ever move, keep the cartons and packing to ensure protection against damage.
Room Placement
In a 5.1 setup your front speakers should be positioned on either side of the screen as wide apart in the
room as possible. The centre speaker sits in a horizontal position on or in an entertainment cabinet
facing towards the rear surround speakers with a clear line of sight to the surround speakers.
Depending on your room the best position for the left and right surround speakers are slightly back on
either side of your seating position facing you (this is position 1 in the diagram). If there are windows
and doors in the way place the speakers in either corner of the back wall of your room facing up the
room (this is position 2 in the diagram). Each speaker is marked on the back with its position. You
should always look towards the front where the TV is for your position. Front left, centre, front right, rear
surround left is on your left as you look forward and rear surround right is on your right as you look
forward. This is very important as each speaker is tuned for its position. The positioning also depends
on power at the back of the room as each surround speaker is wireless and has to be plugged into the
power. Each surround speaker has a built-in amplifier to produce the sound and is fitted with a receiver
to receive the signal. The ES 80 subwoofer is also powered by its own built-in amplifier. You can place
the subwoofer anywhere in the room.
Room Placement
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SPEAKER LEVELS - DO NOT PERFORM THE AUTO CALIBRATION
Most home theatre receivers have an auto speaker set up. Some have a microphone that sets the
level of each speaker. The Accusound ES 80 Wireless surrounds are powered and your receiver will
not understand that the surround speakers are plugged into a wireless transmitter. Follow the
speaker set up mode on your receiver. Your receiver should be set as follows. Fronts, centre,
surrounds, subwoofer all to 0dB. Confirm with your receiver’s manual how their settings are
configured as we are basing this on -12 to +12 for each individual channel. Zero is 0dB. Some
receivers have -20dB to 0dB so -10 is in the middle. These settings are separate to your main
volume control.
Listen to hear if all speakers are balanced. You may have to turn the centre up or down for vocals,
surrounds for effects and the subwoofer for bass to get the correct level. Make sure you do not
produce distortion as this can damage the speakers. You also have a further adjustment on the rear
panel of the surround speakers if you need to turn the volume up or down. This was set to zero
initially. Do not turn past +2.
Subwoofer Set up
Use a good quality subwoofer RCA cable (not supplied) from your receiver’s subwoofer output and
plug into the subwoofer IN on the rear panel of the subwoofer. There is a main power off/on switch
at the bottom of the subwoofer panel. Turn to on. At the top of the panel there is an On/Auto
switch. ‘On’ will have the subwoofer running all the time, in the auto position the subwoofer will
automatically turn on when a signal is received from your receiver. After a short time of not
receiving a signal the subwoofer will turn to standby. There is a light on the subwoofer. Red is for
stand-by and green is for on. This is a power saving function and also saves turning the power
switch on and off every time you use the subwoofer and system. Leaving the subwoofer in auto is
the standard setting. When the system is not being used for a period of time or during electrical
storms, turn the subwoofer off at the main power switch.
Non Wireless Surround Speaker and Subwoofer Connection
You have the choice to bypass the Wireless surrounds and connect them in a wired format.
Remove the power lead from the rear speakers and connect speaker wire from the receiver’s
surround speaker outputs to each surround speaker. You can NOT connect wireless and wired
together. If you do this it will damage the surround speakers. This method does not require the
transmitter to be connected to the receiver.
Breaking In Your Speakers
The Accusound ES 80 Wireless Series loudspeaker system requires a break-in period to reach its
full potential. This is done by playing with a wide variety of frequencies (highs through lows) at a
medium volume for at least 30 hours. You can turn the system up during this time but this is not
recommended for long periods. We use high quality components with tight build tolerances and
they require this break-in time. After this period you will hear a refinement in the bass reproduction
and the treble will become clearer and more defined. The system is designed to have power
connected all the time. This system has the new 1 watt standby mode. When your system is in
standby it will only draw 1 watt of power.
With any electrical equipment you can have problems with lightning strikes. If you have an electrical
storm, turn your equipment off and use a good quality surge protector. If you are going away for a
period of time turn your entire system off at the power.
ES 80 Wireless 5.1 System
Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy your new Accusound Home Theatre Loudspeaker System. This
is an investment in quality sound that you will appreciate time and time again for many years to
come. Thank you for choosing Accusound!
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